Job Opportunities

Applepie Solutions is a young company and we're busy building a team of skilled professionals who enjoy their work and take pride in their achievements. We aim to attract the best staff by offering excellent working conditions and great benefits. Some of the benefits of working at Applepie Solutions are,

• Competitive salaries
• The chance to work with interesting technologies including the latest Java and C# technologies and cutting edge areas including the Semantic Web.
• A pleasant and professional work environment - we ensure everyone has good tools to get their work done and strive to create a pleasant office environment(We reckon we have the best view in Galway from our offices).
• We offer employees up to 25 days of holidays a year (in addition to public holidays).
• We operate a flexible work hours program (so you don't have to be stuck in a 1 hour tail-back at 7am).
• In case you get sick, we'll pay for your health insurance and give you paid sick leave.
• If you're thinking of starting (or expanding) your family, you'll be happy to know we offer paid paternity leave as well as maternity leave.
• We also offer paid bereavement leave.
• We want to be the best IT consulting company in Ireland - so we have a clearly defined career progression path to help you enhance your skills and become more successful along with Applepie Solutions.
• We have customers in Helsinki, Paris and Ireland so you'll have plenty of opportunities for travelling if that's your thing.

Current Vacancies

Mid level Java Developers

We are currently looking for two java developers with strong technical ability and experience. You will work with a team of experienced software engineers designing and developing software to meet our customers' requirements. You will already have some full product lifecycle experience and exposure to traditional and agile software methodologies. Strong attention to detail and good communication skills are required, as well as being available for occasional travel. You will be expected to mentor junior members of the team.

This is a great opportunity for a talented developer to progress their career to the next level. The generous remuneration package will include a competitive salary, bonus, a flexible working hours package, good holidays and a healthcare package.

Requirements

• 3+ years experience.
• Good Java development experience (including Junit, Servlets, JSP, and Messaging).
• Experience in working with XML technologies including XSLT and XPath.
• Strong SQL skills with experience in one or more databases (Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL).
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Comfortable using Linux and Unix operating systems.

Desired

• Experience with Spring, Hibernate.
• Experience in developing for the Eclipse Rich Client Platform.
• Experience with Semantic Web technologies including RDF and SPARQL.
• Ability to drive quality initiatives.
• Experience in mentoring junior staff members.
• Experience in managing projects for international customers.
• Project management experience including estimation and project scheduling.
• Requirements gathering experience.
• Strong analytical and design skills.

Apply by sending your CV to careers@aplpi.com with a subject of "Java Developer Vacancy" explaining why you are a good fit for this job and outlining your salary expectations.